Taiwan's Evergreen is seeking to avoid North European port congestion by running container trains from the Adriatic into southern Germany.
The carrier is combining its ADR Far East-Adriatic service with a dedicated block-train connection from Trieste to Munich.
The service will initially run twice weekly in both directions, gradually increasing to five times a week by the end of the year. The transit time is approximately 11 hours.
Chairman of Evergreen subsidiary Italia Marittima Pier Luigi Maneschi said: "Trieste is a congestion-free alternative with the benefit of faster transit times between the heart of Europe and the Far East, and considerably cheaper tariffs."
Seven 3,150-teu vessels are deployed on the 49-day rotation ADR service.
The carrier is combining its ADR Far East-Adriatic service with a dedicated block-train connection from Trieste to Munich.
The service will initially run twice weekly in both directions, gradually increasing to five times a week by the end of the year. The transit time is approximately 11 hours.
Chairman of Evergreen subsidiary Italia Marittima Pier Luigi Maneschi said: "Trieste is a congestion-free alternative with the benefit of faster transit times between the heart of Europe and the Far East, and considerably cheaper tariffs."
Seven 3,150-teu vessels are deployed on the 49-day rotation ADR service.